Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-02
Opinions Based Upon its Past Progress as Formed
by the Leading Thinkers and Writers
Of America.
Startling Array Of Evidence Sufficient to Convince
the Most Skeptieal Of the Future Greatness Of
Our Northwestern Metropolis-Its Past JUS
titles the Prediction that It's Growth
VIII Exceed Expectations.

iatiOn OF about ll.UB. BENG ue4tiJ
twice as lafRs - any stlisE 70 ne Ter-
Fitory. In the magnitude u - cou-
rnercs and industries 10 OufFanks all
others 10 sven greater pgopoftions ~
10 osntraily located on Puees Soand,
and has one Of the hest naroofs N the
World. 20 which The largest ocean
vessels can hna unobstFuoted entrance.
Is is the trading port OF Psaet sound
basin, ON account Of its central location,
me enterprise Of its merchants, and tie
fact that she steam marine Of ne sound
Fadiafss FROM it, WhsFves.- - 6ossFn0rs
Reporf % SECRETARY of fhs TntsrSsr.
Seattle has long been The osntrai
point o. depot Of the business Of PUGET
sound. Il owes this partly 20 tts position
and partly 10 the energy and enteFpFiae
OF IL oltixens. Ssattle's position IN
the business system Of the Ssund conn
try is q foundation Of long srewth, the
result Of natural forces, aided BY The
intelligence and spirit Of the peopis.
Business Resting on suoh Q basis - as
firmly founded o. Q tree thai grows -
almOka impeFeeptible aeeEetions thf0sah
long periods sf time. Seattle has busi-
ness relations with every part Of Puget
Sound. From her docks steamboats,
run into every bay, barber, nook and
cove Of the great estuary. Every town.
sseFy sawmiil. every logging camp, 10 In
almost daily concentration with
Seattle. Some eighty steamboats, are
engaged N this business, and thFough
them Seattle becomes the radiatinR
point for noarIv all the business OF
Puget Boend.--OreaoHian.
sKATTLR scKEERT.
The San Francisco CAroHieIs In lie
admirable New Years. number Gays Of
Seattle; Tue scenery is something "a
sufpasssd--tke great inland ssa 81
Puget ssand being set In On sRtoMrage
Of rocky headIand and wooded noun
tains that SET OF its plssid beauty in
way 10 delight the eye OF an artist, whiss
tbs Olympic range on she wsst and ths
Cascades on the east. complete the out
lines OF q picture which is among the
most beautiful earth osn show.
Seattle, the Queen City IN fact and
name, IL gom Of b aute0ns sites. IL
site on Crest Of the eoand like queen
on her throne. reminding the traveller Of
Naples ~ she rises out OF her lovely
bay. The writer OF this has stood ~
che beautiful city Of Naples by sight,
and los ked out upon the throbbtnR,
gpaskline lights that threw back their
gath Of radiance shofswaFd. and has
looked ont from the bay upOn the bril-
liant oity--whoae CLEANS bespoke the
life and work and destiny, ahi and, at
Naples, she tolls sud aRonisg Of human
.tty. Bot Naples ~ night va no faireF
sight from or bay than was Seattle
that nights OF June 18th, IS ne steamed
up the placid Soand, and afst came 10
slRbt Of the maeieally lighted city
Oakaleoea (lowa) Herald.
n. q. ArmonF. Of the great firm OF
Armour q Co , Of Chicago. Kansas City
and Mes York. expressed himaelf as
greatly pleased With the town and pre-
eioted that In ten years the water trout
aaa from 6mitb's Cove 20 the head Of
the bay would be all occupied by
whAFves and warehouses.
Tie products Of King county, Of which
Seattle IL she capital, for the wear 1884.
amounted 10 &3.525 zoo. OF the 10000
acres Of agricultural land In ths county,
only 5000 aeFes ara under cultivation.
These produced crops worth $4,000
for 1884, from which an idea NAV be
obtained of the enormous value OF the
agricultural products OF this unity
when all Of lis agricultural lands shall
bo under cultivation. Osher more i'm
portant resources Of she county are tim
Der, coal, iron, marble and eypsum.
TIE shipment OF coal last year was
25.l6I teas, and the cut OF rough and
dressed lamber was l24.0000O0 feet.
The resources of wealth Ia thia county
are vast IN t1tsnt, and as yet are merely
In their Infancy. The bituminous coal
helds, the marble and the iron have not
been teuohec yet. The various iadus-
Tries are farming, miuisg, lumbeFing.
ahtp- building, manufacturing, iah can
ming, brick making and others. The
land is very fertile, especially that in
sue valleys and yields probationary.
-Four tons ~ hay 90 the acre, 5000 pounde
Of hops, coo bushels OF potatoes. 100
bosheis OF oats 10 the acrs are common.
IL Is by such country that Seattle IL
surrounded; and II l. not only sur
rounded BY good land, bat ALEC by uAyi
gable waters Ito town IL situated on
the shore Of Puget Sound, and back Of
u are beautiful lakes and q number OF
rivers. Her transportation facilities are
ALREADY good ~ sea, and u will not be
long until those BY land will also eoase
20 the 'Naeen CITY US. r. RaHeA, Field
ard FiFVsids.
On our Pacific Coast are onlv two
great haFboFa-San franoisco and Pm ,
get Sound. There are 100 niles 81 miles
Of coast line between then. or the I've.
Puget Sonnd h iaeompaFahlV the saper.
tof.-Col. +. W. Lander, Z, \, TspO-
graphical Eng. UoFpe. Govt Repsrt o
Exploration for Pseiho Railroad froua
Salt Lake westward IN 1853, vol. s,
have mentioned Seattle ~ the proper
terminus OF the road whether Il crosses
The monntains By the mAia Yakima or
the Columbia. This place IL situated
On klliott Bay, and Il b. far Superior b.
any other barber on pnosa Soand /
mean here by Puget Sound. thu sheet o.
water made Up Of the Sound, properly |
% called. Admiralty Inlet, Realineham |
Ray, etc. Seattle is the nearest 10 ths
Straits 81 fuca. IL easily entered uill |
any Of The prevailing WiNds; IA secoFt
from heavy asaa, and has q mosa excel I
lent holding ground % blue clav, and I
good depth Of water. tkrea fatkome i
The banks are suitable fer q lowp, The /
deep water comes NJ near the shore that
bet very short uhAFvvs viii be required. I
Tie haroor can Be defended /
By permanent fortlaoations. Geo. B /
Mcclellan. I.leat. Engr. aud Capa. 4 :. 4
A., Report Of Railroad ExPlorations lSSS. /
vol. l, p. las
DC uAtANorapie character OF tue en- L
trance Of the Colambia. ana che great
Superiority % ports on Paest Sound. /
seSnled % render u expsdient 10 adept
s0use oae Of the latter A. the Pacific lsr /
mtnua Of this rpnie. Continutug down /.
the CoiamhiA. therefore, the
route reaches Seattle, the osss
port on tae east side % Puget Ssand. -
Jefferson Davis. See'y Of War. Summary
Of Pacific 4. L. E1plorAlion Reports.
Feb. x. lisa, vel. l. y 10.
heoacle greatly Impressed With che
important advantages az Seattle. 80
Seattle u al admirable hareos for q |
great rsiiFcad depot, being land locked. /
dsfeasiole, accessible and eomuodloas /
Isaac |. Stevens, I. :. A., General Rs /
port Explorations ter Pacific Il II 4
Route. lSSS 5, vet u, PARA l, 10. Is sac /
N0xE-Sinaslar tcsumcnAals On the 4
like and kindred points from hardrs[is 4
Of varioas sources nlget Be ADDED. bof
ear epAoe forhtts.
Seattle u eisy standing apor nrra
teundAtten, having Wtthta hers n All
The elements % = PeFmaneat ana Fapia
growth. dopendtag upoa her oUn re-
scarves for rFosperiiy, and astFaetia1 b.
sheer fogee az Ter nataral advan asss